Star trek book the return

Star trek memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Lot of 65 star trek next generation paperback books. It is set in the star trek universe but, as part of the shatnerverse, does not follow the timeline established by other star trek novels. Even better since its by william shatner, who was the original actor who played the iconic role of captain james t. In addition to the canonical television shows of over 700 episodes and 12 films, the fictional universe is comprised of approximately 500 novels, 450 short stories, 800 comics, and 200 video games, plus. Star trek actor, writer, director and overall franchise icon william shatner has weighed in on patrick stewarts landmark return to star trek for his own cbs allaccess series centered around captain jeanluc picard. Its best to read this book soon after viewing star trek generations, since its plot builds off the tragic events portrayed in that film. Star trek refers both to the star trek universe and to star trek.

Kate mulgrews kathryn janeway may cameo in star trek. Find the value of the gold key comic star trek volume 1. The novels are published by pocket books as part of their pocket tos line 1995 2007 and set in an alternate timeline with a resurrected captain james t. A world has been saved, the uss enterprise 1701d lies in ruins, and one of the galaxys greatest heroes rests beneath a simple cairn of rocks on a lonely hillside. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Complete pocket books novel list the star trek litverse. This is one of the best star trek novels ever written. The enterprise war is now one of my favorite star trek novels, ever. The return hardcover april 1, 1996 by william shatner author. Published by pocket books, it was first released in hardback in april 1996. This book would have made a great follow up film to. Large wine glasses hold 17 oz of your favorite wine. His book is much like the man himself at least his wellknown public persona lots of action, bluster, bravado, noise and its star trek.

An epic new star trek saga by new york times bestselling author greg cox set during the original fiveyear mission. Best novel ever one of the best book everafter seeing star trek generation. Browse other questions tagged startrek startrekds9 apotheosis or ask your own question. Novels based on deep space nine and enterprise were published as recently as 2017. Willian shatner does a brilliant job of bribing the story to life. The return star trek book by william shatner thriftbooks. The return star trek shatner, william, reevesstevens, judith, reevesstevens, garfield on. Picard features sir patrick stewart reprising his iconic role as jeanluc picard, which he played for seven seasons on star trek. The original book series by multiple authors includes books star trek. Discovery novel series with the sylvia tillycentric the way to the stars, written by una mccormack. Picard definitively stated that datas plan to return in b4s body failed.

William shatner is the author of nine star trek novels, including the new york times bestsellers the ashes of eden and the return. Avenger by william shatner although kirk appeared to perish at the conclusion of star trek generations, the big national bestseller, the return. Just after the events of star trek generations, on the planet veridian iii, ambassador spock. The return is a pocket tos novel the second novel in the retroactivelydesignated odyssey trilogy written by william shatner with judith and garfield reevesstevens. The series sees patrick stewart reprising his role as jeanluc picard, which he originated in. The captains daughter is a very engaging book which explores the star trek universe better than many of the best star trek books. In the alternate universe known by star trek fans as the shatnerverse captain james t. Through a licensing process similar to those granted to create collectibles, comics, and games, paramount pictures has granted the rights to market star trek stories and books of various sorts through a number of different publishers, beginning in 1967 with a series based on star trek.

Dillard prime directive judith and garfield reevesstevens. Kirk teamed with patrick stewarts jeanluc picard on a mission that ended with kirks death. Return of the archons is one of those episodes of tos which, whether you like it or not, sticks with you. Shatner comments on patrick stewarts return to star trek. Shatner began to conceive of the idea for kirks return during production of star trek generations.

Discovery feels like forever given the mindblowing events that unfolded at the end of season 2. Mcintyre strangers from the sky margaret wander bonanno final frontier diane carey spocks world diane duane the lost years j. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The return adapted rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The motion picture, the entropy effect, the klingon gambit, and several more. In star trek generations, william shatner reprised his role as capt. This is the second novel in the socalled shatnerverse. Did sisko ever return from his tutelage with the prophets. The first star trek novels were direct novelizations of the original star trek episodes by james blish, running from 19671978. The enterprise is guided to a distant, longdead world where survivors of an extremely ancient race existing only as disembodied energy desiring the bodies of kirk, spock and astrobiologist ann mulhall so that they may live again. Clarkson was attached to helm star trek 4 at the time and would have become the first woman in the franchises history to direct a trek film. The return is a novel by william shatner that was cowritten with garfield reevesstevens and judith reevesstevens. Exploring new worlds set to arrive at the skirball cultural center.

Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of. The new series will follow this iconic character into the next chapter of his life. The return novel by william shatner hardback w dust jacket. The return is the second novel in the odyssey trilogy.

The original series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The planet vok is holding its first free elections after years of oppressive military rule. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the returned, part i star trek. Kirk in own words i consider this book the second best star trek novel that i have ever read. Written by the actor known to millions as star treks captain kirk. The return on a whim the fact that it was read by shatner himself was a big plus. Countdown, a 2009 comic book miniseries that set up j. Discovery follows the voyages of starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. The omnibus edition of an epic crossover trilogy uniting characters from every corner of the star trek universe, and revealing the shocking origin and final fate of the federations most dangerous enemythe borg. Read the return section of his entry on memory beta for details of the timeline postds9. This is an excellent book, it takes place after the events of star trek generations.

Shatner about the new book, his active social media presence, and about star trek past, present and future. The return is simply the most inventive and creative of the shatnerverse novels ive read so far. Just after the events of star trek generations, on the planet veridian iii, ambassador spock comes to the humble cairn, or stones, that marks the grave of james. The return memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom.

The series is produced by cbs television studios in association with secret hideout and roddenberry entertainment. The best part was the fighting between the two captains and kirk having a borg chip placed into his brain. I was pleasently surprised to have stumbled upon this book, as it continues the saga of star trek voyager. It is one of the franchises first attempts to deal with dystopian subjects and takes place almost entirely on a planet inhabited by people whose lives are regulated in all respects by the mysterious force known as landru. The return by william shatner with judith and garfield reeves stevens. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, diana muldaur. I enjoyed it thoroughly and couldnt put it down, reading it during my lunch breaks at work, while on the. Picard is clearly expanding the number of classic characters in its cast as it goes along. Feel like an official red wine connoisseur visiting the chateau picard each time you use this star trek. Highly recommended for any star trek fan, young or old.

A return for janeway, then, even if its a brief one, definitely wouldnt be out of. Picard season 2 also gets a new showrunner in terry matalas 12 monkeys, who replaces season 1s head writer michael chabon. Buy a cheap copy of the return star trek book by william shatner. There were no really big themes besides the idea of corruption. Garfield reevesstevens a novel to create a coda to star trek generations and reveal the awesome secret of the return of jams t. William shatner talks death of kirk, returning to star. Enterprise 1701d lies in ruins, and one of the galaxys greatest heroes rests beneath a simple cairn of rocks on a lonely hillside. An unofficial nickname for a collection of 10 star trek novels written by william shatner, with judith and garfield reevesstevens. The star trek generations movie ended, kirk was dead again, but if you ever wondered what happened after the enterprise d crashed and they all went home for a few pints of synthehol, read this book.

Avenger audiobook by william shatner official publisher. Part of a trilogy concerning the crews of the uss enterprise, in which captain kirk is back from the dead, resurrected by mysterious alien science to destroy the borgs most formidable enemy jeanluc picard. Along with the various star trek novel series there have also been dozens of authors who have contributed to the franchise, including but not limited to roddenberry himself, g. Or, gift it to the star trek fan in your life as a thoughtful gift.